Russian FM Serge Lavrov

Joint Spanish-Moroccan Operation Nets 4 tons of Cocaine

Spanish and Moroccan police have netted close to four tons of cocaine with a street value of over €100 million and seized €13 million in cash in an operation that resulted in the dismantlement of a drug trafficking network. The Spanish Interior Ministry said that 40 people were arrested in a long-term anti-trafficking operation, in […]

Libya signs offshore energy deal with Turkey amid escalating maritime dispute with Greece

Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Turkey’s state-run energy company, TPAO, allowing for extensive geological and geophysical studies in four offshore zones within Libyan waters. The agreement includes a 2D seismic survey spanning 10,000 km, with full data analysis expected within nine months. The deal signifies deepening energy cooperation […]

Uganda drops Chinese firm from $2.2bn railway deal, turns to Turkish rival

Uganda has begun to court Yapi Merkezi, a Turkish firm, that is building the Tanzanian railway for financing and construction of a railroad after it cancelled all contractual work it had earlier signed with China Harbor Engineering Company. The east African nation has canceled the deal it signed with the Chinese company to build a […]